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What is Clayworks?

Clayworks is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ceramic arts, advancing artists and students, and enriching the communities it serves. Clayworks is proud to promote a range of educational opportunities, from clay classes for our youngest students to dedicated studio spaces for professional artists. Visit Clayworks at a free community program in local libraries and recreation centers, or come to our 15,000 square-foot facility to play with clay for in a two-hour workshop, or in a multi-week class.

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Two-Hour Private Lessons

Clayworks offers private lessons for beginners and artists of any level. Choose between throwing on the potter’s wheel or creating a project using handbuilding techniques. Work with one of our talented instructors to make clay project that will last a lifetime. Submit your lesson request here.
Does your child want to have some muddy fun on their birthday? Clayworks will help you design a fun-filled, creative experience. Led by an experienced instructor, students ages 6-16 work in clay to create a piece of art. The party is 1.5 hours of hands-on creation time and 30 minutes for cake. Learn more and request your party here.
Clayworks offers team building sessions for corporate and business groups. Expert instructors lead groups through clay-based projects designed specifically with cooperation, teamwork, time management, resilience and creative problem solving in mind. Learn more and contact our team here.

Community Programs & Weekend Workshops

Ever want to learn to throw on the potter's wheel but cannot commit to a class? Check out a 2-hour weekend workshop to learn wheel basics.
Each month, Clayworks offers multiple handbuilding workshops for adults and families. Check out our latest listings to see what handbuilding options are coming up.
Looking for a fiery clay experience? Participants ages 18+ can join a weekend raku firing session to learn this Japanese glazing technique and participate in live firings. Find an upcoming session here.
Looking for a free Clayworks experience in your neighborhood? Check out a Culture Blocks workshop at your local library or recreation center. During a Culture Blocks workshop with Clayworks, one of our talented teaching artists will lead the participants in a hands-on making session using a variety of handbuilding techniques. The projects will travel back to Clayworks to be dried, fired, and glazed. The workshop location will contact you with pickup instructions. Find a session near you.

Multi-Week CLasses

Looking to gain a basic understanding of wheel and handbuilding techniques? Check out our beginning clay class to lear your clay fundamentals.
Clayworks offers multi-week wheel classes for adults at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Learn more and find your class here.
Are your clay dreams built with slabs, coils, and pinch forms? Join a handbuilding class. Clayworks offers multi-week beginner, intermediate, and advanced handbuilding class. Find your session here.
Are you an intermediate or advanced level student who wants to learn sculpting techniques to make your ideas come to life? Check out our sculpture classes!
Are you an intermediate or advanced level student who wants to explore exciting new firing and surface design techniques? Join our multi-week raku course.
Intermediate or advanced level students who want to explore creative surface design techniques with slips, glazes, cone 6, cone 10 gas, and raku glazing should join our surface design class.
Embrace your child’s creativity with weekly clay classes! Our 8-week classes run through the school year and have offerings on weekdays and Saturdays. Kids ages 6-10 learn handbuilding skills, while youth ages 11-15 are introduced to the wheel. Find out more here.